Geopolitics

In this provocative history, Mike Davis traces the car bomb's worldwide use and development, in the process exposing the role of state intelligence agencies-particularly those of the United States, Israel, India, and Pakistan-in globalizing urban...

Private life in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) is often seen as having been virtually non-existent, simply another East German commodity forever in short supply. In part this had to do with the common perception that private life and state...

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In 1846, the British created the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) - popularly called 'Kashmir' - and then quickly sold this prized region to the wily and powerful Raja, Gulab Singh. Intriguingly, had they retained it, the India-Pakistan dispute over...

'An insightful, nuanced account that highlights the present multitude of currents at play in Europe' - Peter Pomerantsev The Baltics are vital democracies in North-Eastern Europe, but with a belligerent Vladimir Putin to their east - plotting his war...

Eighteen years have passed since ten countries from Central & Eastern Europe joined the European Union and more than three decades since the Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989 - but ignorance about what is popularly still called Eastern Europe is as...

The United States' military doctrine, as proclaimed by its Department of Defense, is to attain `full-spectrum dominance... in the air, land, maritime and space domains and information environment... without effective opposition or prohibitive...

After the end of the Cold War, it seemed as if Southeast Asia would remain a geopolitically stable region within the American imperious for the foreseeable future. In the last two decades, however, the re-emergence of China as a major great power has...

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'Beautiful. A true gem... [his] unique take on human nature through the history and heritage of the borderlands ends up being deeply moving.' - IRISH INDEPENDENT'Thrillingly unique, knowledgeable, perceptive and profound' IAN DUNT'A light-footed journey...

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Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. 'Banal warfare' describes the ways in which the vision of the city - ridden with conflicts, terrorist attacks and disease - infuses everyday urban life, to the point of becoming invisible. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993110207Author Jennifer MelvinFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint University of London PressPublisher University of LondonWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692941126Author Robert BowsFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Rabbonai PressPublisher Rabbonai PressWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

This book sets out to answer what it means to hold a formal title as one of the eight 'Arctic states'; is there such a thing as an Arctic state identity, and if so, what does this mean for state personnel? It charts the thoughtful reflections and stories...

From the award-winning writer and thinker, an essential reckoning with the war in Gaza, its historical conditions, and moral and geopolitical ramifications'A rare text: courageous and bracing, learned and ethical, rigorous and mind-expanding' NAOMI...

Is a diplomat’s life really as glamorous as a royal visit, or as dramatic as a coup d’état in Turkey? Leigh Turner is a former British ambassador who led posts in Ukraine, Turkey and Austria. In this witty globe-trotting adventure through one of the most...

SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERWith extraordinary access to the Trump White House, Michael Wolff tells the inside story of the most controversial presidency of our time.The first nine months of Donald Trump's term...

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Weaving in fifty years of experience with Israel, Bernard-Henri Levy analyzes global responses to October 7, the new virulent waves of the oldest hatred in the world: anti-Semitism, why Israel is waging this existential war against barbarism alone, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815740698Author Andrew YeoFormat HardbackPage Count 236Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 463gDimensions(mm) 236mm...

"Gabriel Gatehouse is a brilliant spelunker of the rabbit holes of American political culture. A spellbinding storyteller and reader of the runes of the strange times we live in." - Louis TherouxIs this how democracy dies?The Coming Storm is Gabriel...

Three recent Canadian prime ministers, Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, and Justin Trudeau made the same claim shortly after forming a government: "Canada is Back." Martin promised to reinvest in world affairs. Harper was focused on the military. Trudeau...

Why are some authoritarian regimes highly competitive and others highly unified? Do they function differently? And what does it mean for our understanding of democracy and democratization? In The Social Roots of Authoritarianism, Natalia Forrat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798765129692Author Kent J. KilleFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218109936Author Derrick BrozeFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Tcr BooksPublisher Tcr BooksWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 13mm

Choreographies of Resistance examines bodies and their capacity for obstructive and resistant action in places and spaces where we do not expect to see it. Drawing on empirical research that considers cases on asylum seekers, beggars, undocumented...

Rozman and Glosserman follow a momentous decade in the transformation of Japanese foreign policy from 2013 to 2023 that unveils Japan in a new light as a leading power more closely aligned with the United States than ever before but with distinct...

In Europe's recent history, there have been several challenges to the strength of the European Union-Brexit, COVID, financial crises, and global tensions-bringing an increased need to understand the ways that the European Union (EU) could successfully...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783838217079Author Gvantsa DavitashviliFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian SchonPublisher ibidem-Verlag,...

Brexit. Trump. LePen. The Five Star Movement. The recent success of populist movements and politicians is extraordinary, though the rise of populism is understandable in light of increasing political polarization, disappointing politicians, and...

This volume examines how urban potentiality emerges in performances that reclaim the city, acting as an emancipatory force when dominant patterns of urban behaviour are thrown into crisis. It can result in establishing new habits of inhabiting city...

The Mediterranean basin holds immense geostrategic importance, linking Asia, Europe, and Africa. The Eastern Mediterranean, especially in regard to hydrocarbons, is a key hotspot for geopolitical activity. Both business and governmental agencies are...

The long-term development of political systems over extended time periods has been somewhat neglected. More People, Fewer States examines world history through population explosion and empire size changes across 5000 years of socio-technological...

Since Kenya's invasion of Somalia in 2011, the Kenyan state has been engaged in direct combat with the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, conducting airstrikes in southern Somalia and deploying heavy-handed police tactics at home. As the hunt for suspects...

An understanding of International Relations exclusively as a sphere plagued by countless known and unknown risks, looming disasters and imminent threats leaves an important aspect of the study of politics unengaged - that of the human herself. The...

Facing the current growing global archipelago of encampments, this book project intends to develop a geographical reflection on 'the camp', as a modern institution and as a spatial bio-political technology. This book focuses on past and present camp...